Question

explain with the help example, how writings provide information of our history?

Answer 1

Written language is a means by which the history of a civilization can be passed down to future generations. The ancient Romans were quite cognizant of the importance of the written word for this purpose, so much so that generals such as Julius Caesar employed historians in order to control how their military and other exploits were chronicled.

One can see a similar mindset in former President Jimmy Carter, who has recently published a book about his term in office. It is easy to see in his television interviews promoting the book that he is concerned about his legacy and how it will be viewed by future generations, and his book is an effort to shape that.